Strawberry Almond

Strawberry Almond   oil/canvas   14 x 11

Come Valentine's Day, my thoughts wander to the simple sweet simplicity of Wayne Thiebaud.  I first encountered his work on some notecards.  Such surprise when I looked him up to find many other paintings...some quite large, and some not that sweet.

This year I photographed this cake through the bakery case at the local grocery.  While quite simple, everything is a lesson in portrayal, in texture, in suggestion.  The almonds were a challenge.  The thick palette knife frosting was such fun.  As I have iced many cakes in my kitchen, I used that same technique with the paint.

Simply fun.

Bestie - Jo

Jo - private collection